2011

Please be advised that this is a self-indulgent post, meant to chronicle the life of a good dog. It is long. It contains many pictures. You have been warned. We had to say goodbye to Indy, Adventure Dog last Friday morning. He was 8 years old, and…

We’re not great at checking our mail. It’s delivered in one of those boxes on the corner – you know, the kind intended to ‘build community’ by encouraging everyone to chat while gathering the latest appeals to change wireless providers? In the six plus years we’ve…

It’s a gorgeous sunny day, not too hot. I get in my car, roll the windows down and back out of the driveway. I make it almost four houses up the street when a boy on a bike zips out into the road from between two…

In second grade, we were told to find an American legend or myth, research it and write a report. Simple enough. One classmate picked Paul Bunyan. Another chose Johnny Appleseed. I went with the Headless Horseman. I’ve always been intrigued by the mysterious. You know, the…

I’m going to be a bridesmaid in my cousin’s wedding. I’m pretty excited, as you can imagine. She picked out gorgeous bridesmaid dresses, in direct defiance of tradition. The fabric doesn’t look like upholstery. It’s not electric blue. It doesn’t lace up on the outside like Wonder…

It had been a long week. I returned to my on-campus apartment after work and stretched out on the bed for a nap. I woke up at sunset to long bars of golden light streaming through the blinds, and to the feeling that I wasn’t alone….

A couple of weeks ago I was driving home from an evening event: windows down, cool breeze alternating with pockets of warm air left over from the summer-like day, heady scent of just-bloomed honeysuckle wafting in and out of the car. Suddenly a song starts playing and…

Book Review: The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age by David J. Neff and Randal C. Moss When I was asked to review The Future of Nonprofits, I’ll admit that I was a little reluctant. I typically prefer to read and review…